The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-05-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

new courthouse at Pittsburgh, Pa, care
lessly stepped from a stone elevator, on
the 18th, when 155 feet from the ground.
When picked up there was scarcely a
whole bone in his body. He was conscious,
however, and sent message to his wife
and family. Shortly after removal to the
hospital he died.
ROYALTY received some hard shots in
the British House of Commons on the 18th
in the discussion of a motion to grant the
Duke Of Connaught furlough to attend
the Queens jubilee.
The statue of James A. Garfield was
unveiled, with appropriate ceremonies, at
Washington on the 18th by the Society Of
the Army of the Cumberland.
The value of exports of breadstuff5 for
April past aggregated $l2, 534 439, against
ll,959,94S in April, 1885,
TwENTY-oNE lodges Of tho Washington
Masons, about twelve hundred IN num-
Der, left the city on the 18th by special
trains over the Baltimore d Ohio railroad
for Baltimore, where they participated in
the celebration of the centennial ami
versary of the establishment Of the Grand
Lodge of Maryland
MRS U. S. GRANT has been seriously i'll
the past week with diphtheria.
ENGLAND has appropriated another por-
ton Of Southwest Africa as British Pos
session.
jim JONES, negro, murderer, was exc
cuted at Texarkana, Tex, on the 18th.
Mr.. PowDERLY has issued circular
calling on the Knights of Labor to cele-
brate the Fourth of July
The United States has entered the "In-
ternational Union for the Protection of In
dustrial Property"
The London Times has renewed the pub
LEGATION of articles on "Parnellism and
Crime,n and is making fresh 'revela-
tons.
ALBERT TURNER one of Jennie Bow
mans murderers at Louisville, KY, plead
ed guilty on the 18th, and was sentenced
TO be hanged July l.
RUSSIA is treating the British repre-
sentatives on the Afghan question with
much courtesy, but remains unyielding in
her boundary attitude.
AN encounter with pistol and Ratchet
took place in Senoia, GA, on the 18th, be-
tween Il. N. Burdette and l.. W. Couch.
The latter was instantly killed and the
former will die.
THE Pope will try once more to "disci-
pline" DR.. McGlynn, and if he does not
obey the summons to appear at Rome
within forty days the rebellious priest is
TO be excommunicated.
THE Washington Post says the hotel
keepers are beginning to fear that the
National drill is not going to be a great
success, as very few persons up to the
present time have applied for apart
ments.
The "Lohengrin" affair in Paris has
made irrevocable the German Govern
ment's decision not to take part in the
Paris Exposition. Some German traders,
however, are to be represented in the ex-
hibition.
THERE were five earthquake shocks at
Nogales. Ariz,, during the 18th. The
heaviest was at $3.50 a. M, and caused
many clocks in the town to stop.
TIE President has appointed Byron L.
Smith, of Chicago, to be commissioner
to examine portion Of the Northern
! Pacific railroad in the place of j. w. Doan
declined. ''t1.'t tt#-t
THERE was slight shock of earthquake
at Somerville and slight rumbling a
Charleston, S, c., on the night of the 18th
The vibration was not greater than woulC
be caused by loaded wagon passing
along the street.
TUE New York health authorities were
notified on the 18th that nineteen persons
had been poisoned by impure milk whicl
was received from Brewster's Station
N. Y. Only one of the parties-a woman
was seriously affected.
! A CYCLONE swept over Gage County
| Neb., on the 18th, striking the town O.
Blue Springs. All telegraph wires were
down and only meager particulars are a
hand. Several houses were leveled ant
a church unroOfed. One man, at least
was fatally injured, and woman wa
struck by lightning and instantly killed.
AT the meeting Of the trustees Of tn
Illinois Soldiers Orphans Home at Bloom
ington, on the 18th, Dr. II. G. Denote
president of Chaddock College, GU incy
was elected to the superintendency of tn
Soldiers Orphans Home at Normal, an
his wife, Mrs Sarah Denote, to tn
Office of matron. They thus fill the pos
ton formerly held by Mrs. v g. Ohr, re
moved.
JOSEPH LoDEL, one of the most promi
nent Bohemian citizens of the West, died a
his residence in Cedar Rapids, Ia, on thu
18th, aged seventy years. He graduate
from the University Of Prague, and TAX
ing an active part against Austria in tn
lS4S war, came to America and located
being obliged to fee He practiced la,
in Cedar Rapids thirty years, until i'll
health caused his retirement
PRINCE LEOPOLD of Germany sale
from New York for Europe on the 14th
CHARLEY BOBTAIL, an Indian, has b ee
arrested for the murder of Marshal Mapl
in the Indian Territory.
QUEEN VICTORIA visited the People
palace at London on the 14th. The pagean
through the City was on a grand seal
and the demonstrations were very enthr
siasuc.
ADELINA PATTI and party sailed fror
New York for Europe on the 14th. Anon
the passengers on the same steamer wa
George SlossOn, the celebrated billiards.
THERE seems to be tact understand
ing at Washington that Justice Wood:
successor on the Supreme Court benc
will be Southerner.
OK the invitation of Mrs. General Logal
regent of the Mt Vernon Association, tn
President and Mrs. Cleveland and fe'
invited guests went to Mt V ernon on I'll
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